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Herman came out of his peripheral vision then, wearing a costume Robert had come to recognize- skin tight, black material, with knee high boots that made a squeaking noise as Herman came into view. He still had goggles but they were shaped differently, closer to protective gear you’d wear in a lab. On top of his get up was something that was frankly fucking ridiculous- a frilly, over the top apron that was lightly damp, and two slip on pot holders that resembled little rooster heads. Herman was carrying a muffin tray of something, grinning from ear to ear as he sat it down at the table in front of Robert.
Robert met Herman, once, when he was still a kid. Signed his memorabilia and waved goodbye. Herman spun out less than a year later- Robert cant help but blame himself, like he does for every single tragedy in L.A.
But maybe he can fix this.
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Puppet Prince by baphomets_balance
Fandoms: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - Suzanne Collins, Hunger Games Series - All Media Types
16 Mar 2024
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The inside of the shop was decidedly creepier than anything Sejanus had ever seen. There was intricate carving up the support beams- making them decoration instead of just structure. The door frames, too, and the window sills. But no amount of gentle swirls and floral wallpaper could distract from the vast array of puppets. All sizes and shapes, every color of the rainbow and some colors Roy G. Biv himself seemed to have personally rejected sat all over the shop. On shelves bolted above the windows, dangling on string from the ceiling, sat on every ornate piece of hand carved furniture. One resembled him, in a way that made him want to tuck tail and run. It sat on what looked like the headboard for a bedframe, with nothing but eyes carved into the wood.
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Sejanus Plinth, funeral home director, is fascinated by the puppet shop across the street, and the unsettling man that runs it.
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Coriolanus + Clemensia were born about 10 years earlier in this fic, both so I can have them not know eachother, and so Coriolanus did not grow up malnourished- he's tall as hell
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Snow Lands On Top by baphomets_balance
Fandoms: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - Suzanne Collins, Hunger Games Series - All Media Types
24 Feb 2024
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Crassus Snow was accused of high treason one year into the war. As an act of both pity and cruelty, his wife, young son, and niece were allowed to live, but shipped off to the filthiest backwater hell hole the capitol could think of. For the rest of Panem's history, the name Snow would be reserved for seam brats who starved in the street. It was not just Crassus that was put to death, but his entire legacy.
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Run Rabbit, Run by baphomets_balance
Fandoms: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - Suzanne Collins
17 Feb 2024
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Coryo gets chased down in the woods, and has a great time once he's caught
Reiterating everything's consensual. They're playing pretend, coryo is just a weird dude
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6 Month Cleaning by baphomets_balance
Fandoms: Hunger Games Series - All Media Types, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - Suzanne Collins
13 Feb 2024
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He has no idea why he likes going to the dentist so much. Something about men with authority and plastic gloves sticking their fingers in his mouth, maybe.
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In which two deeply damaged people try, badly, to offer each other olive branches without mistaking them for weapons--or turning it into a sex thing.
(It's definitely a sex thing.)
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(Trans!Grace repeatedly gets the rug pulled out from under him. Simon continues to require several therapists. Unfortunately, there are still no therapists on Erid.)
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29 May 2026
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The Butcher and the Lamb by bakdooraccess
Fandom Iron Lung (2026), Project Hail Mary (2026)
28 Sep 2026
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Simon's not a butcher / Grace is not a lamb / They're both just fucked up humans / Doing the best they can.
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26 May 2026
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Trial and Error by UON
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Iron Lung (2026)
04 Oct 2026
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What if Grace met Simon, but things went very badly, and now they're stuck on Erid as enemies?
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A slow burn story of two people trying to understand one another and learn to coexist. No one said it would be easy.or "Come for the smut, stay for the plot"
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18 May 2026
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Hunger by Once_and_future_tavern for Dllhouse
Fandoms: Iron Lung (2026), Project Hail Mary (2026)
26 Jun 2026
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Simon was hungry.
He was hungry for survival.
He was hungry for Ryland.
Hungry for forgiveness.Simon doesn't know how to want something without destroying it.
He's hungry.
Hungry to be seen.
And so he does. Even if he'll beg for forgiveness later.Series
- Part 2 of On and on (Until you bleed)
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15 May 2026
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“Holy shit,” Santos says. “There’s a baby priest in triage.”
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Dennis Whitaker, in his last year of seminary, is delighted to be assigned to a rectory in Pittsburgh, and to the hospital chaplaincy that comes along with it. Finally, he's out into the world, where he can be of real use.
Slightly less welcome is Doctor Robinavitch, the senior attending of the ER, who seems to resent Whitaker's presence to the point of deliberate avoidance, even though the man is coming apart at the seams and could clearly use a friendly ear. Still, Whitaker is certain he'll find a way to make the most of the last twelve months before he's ordained.
It's just that lately he's started to have the strangest dreams.
Or: Dennis Whitaker and Michael Robinavitch's lovestruck, sacrilegious year of magical thinking.
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08 Apr 2026